Novell and Oracle Expand Product Integration Efforts
Free Upgrades To Latest Releases of Oracle7 and NetWare 4 or UnixWare 2
PROVO, Utah --August 24, 1995-- Novell, Inc., and Oracle®
Corporation today announced a new phase in their ongoing joint
marketing and engineering efforts to further the integration of the
companies' leading network operating systems and relational database
products. Development efforts on both sides have resulted in continuing
improvements in the NetWare®, UnixWare® and Oracle7 Workgroup
Server and Enterprise Server products.
Two of the innovative areas where Novell and Oracle have
concentrated product integration efforts are:
- Oracle7 Enterprise Server support for NetWare Directory Services®
(NDS) allows customers to more easily manage the database within the
Directory through graphical administration utilities.
- NetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing enhances the scalability of
NetWare and industry-standard server hardware. Oracle will be the first
third-party vendor to support NetWare SMP.
The new network operating system and database offerings from
each company will now replace the OracleWare product line and those
customers will be migrated to the more tightly-integrated products. To
ensure that OracleWare customers receive current versions of the
Oracle database system and choice of network operating systems from
Novell, free upgrades to the latest release of Oracle7 Enterprise Server
and either NetWare 4® or UnixWare 2 will be sent to registered
customers.
According to Richard King, executive vice president and general
manager of Novell's Systems Group, "Novell is very committed to a
productive and evolving relationship with Oracle. As our mutual
customers' requirements for world-class networked databases
increase, we will work together to ensure that those needs are met.
NetWare 4 and NDS, coupled with Oracle database products, are an
ideal combination for our joint customers."
"Oracle's relationship with Novell has gone from strength to
strength since the introduction of OracleWare. It successfully raised
awareness that Oracle7 on NetWare or UnixWare was an available,
powerful combination for users. Oracle has since moved forward in the
client/server market with Workgroup/2000, offering solutions on NetWare
at a lower price point than OracleWare, " said Nimish Mehta, vice
president of Oracle's Workgroup Solutions Division. "Oracle is firmly
committed to NetWare and UnixWare because of their technology
strengths and market success. NetWare has become one of Oracle's
premier platforms. One of the primary benefits from Oracle is true
scalability from the desktop to the datacenter. Novell has an equally
strong scalability story which makes the joint offering extremely
powerful for users."
Free Upgrades to Latest Product Versions
All currently registered OracleWare customers will automatically
be sent free upgrades to the latest version of Oracle7 Enterprise Server
and NetWare 4 or UnixWare 2. Non-registered customers can register
their NetWare or UnixWare component by using the Novell faxback
system at 1-801-429-2772 and requesting document #1356. All
customers not currently registered should contact Oracle at
1-800-252-0303 for Oracle7 upgrade information. In order to be eligible
for the free product upgrades, registration must be completed by
October 31, 1995. Product support will then be provided by each
company through standard support mechanisms.
For more information about Novell products and services,
customers can call 1-800-NETWARE or visit the Novell home page at
http://www.novell.com.For more information about Oracle's products and services, customers can call 1-800-633-0727 or visit Oracle's World
Wide Web page at http://www.oracle.com.
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